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词汇 wise-guy
释义 wise guy
noun[ C ]
 informaluk /ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ/ us /ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ/(USwise ass)
someone who is always trying to seem more clever than anyone else in a way that is annoying: 自作聪明的人;自命不凡的人
Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done!好吧,自作聪明的家伙,你要是真有那么聪明,就可以告诉大家该怎么做了!
wise-guy
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈwaɪz.ɡaɪ/ us /ˈwaɪz.ɡaɪ/(USoffensivewise-ass)
always trying to seem more clever than anyone else in a way that is annoying: 自作聪明的;自命不凡的
wise-guy humour自作聪明的幽默
He is always ready with a wise-guy retort.他总有一套自作聪明的反驳说法。
Some wise-guy journalist wrote a load of stuff about our "very special relationship".
The wise-guy comic announced that books are dangerous and should not be mentioned in the presence of children.
He comes across like a wise-guy cab driver setting the world to rights.
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Examples of wise guy


wise guy
A wise-guy, reluctantly giving up his treasure to the children when asked.
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He reads the movie as a form of romance whose allure is centered in the characters' nonnaturalistic discourse, wise-guy literate, media-smart, obscenely epigrammatic.
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Wikipedia

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